Sudanese factions agree to 7-day ceasefire and humanitarian truce.

Sudan's warring factions have signed an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire, set to begin on Monday evening, as fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its sixth week. The conflict has displaced over a million people and led to a collapse in law, with stocks of food, cash and essentials rapidly dwindling. The US and Saudi Arabia sponsored talks in Jeddah, which until Saturday had only resulted in a declaration of principles on 12 May but no change on the ground. The war broke out in Khartoum after disputes over plans for the RSF to be integrated into the army and over the future chain of command under an internationally backed deal to shift Sudan towards democracy after decades of conflict-ridden autocracy.